PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayful Edmond (ranked 216 p4p, 1256 weight class) and Harold Nicolas (ranked 37 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Edmond
vs
Nicolas

190 cm
32
215
17 - 9 - 0

187 cm
40
211
37 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rayful Edmond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Harold Nicolas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicolas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nicolas takes a swing at Edmond's ribcage but misses.
Nicolas throws an overhand right that lands on Edmond's shoulder, as Edmond tries to avoid the shot.
Edmond throws a right and a left that Nicolas avoids nicely.
Nicolas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edmond swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nicolas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
Nicolas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Edmond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Edmond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Edmond throws a series of punches but Nicolas avoids them all with ease.
Nicolas misses with a lunging right hand
and Edmond counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edmond throws a front kick aimed at Nicolas's knee but Nicolas avoids it well.
Nicolas feints a counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas swings widly with a right hand
letting Edmond counter with a right hand.
Nicolas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edmond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicolas.
Nicolas swats away the attempt to clinch by Edmond.

Edmond rushes Nicolas and presses him up against the cage.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Edmond fails to land.
The referee calls for Edmond to work.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Edmond.
Edmond lands with a short shot to the head.
Nicolas misses with some punches.
Edmond lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Edmond misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Edmond backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Edmond's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Nicolas.
Edmond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edmond tries to clinch there but Nicolas circles away.
Nicolas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Edmond's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Edmond. Those never looked like landing.
Edmond throws a low kick, looking for Nicolas's leg but Nicolas calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nicolas! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Edmond.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Edmond - that will leave a mark!

Edmond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nicolas, pushing him back against the cage.
Nicolas throws a punch but it's blocked by Edmond.
Edmond lands with a right to the head.
Edmond blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmond blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Edmond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Edmond breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Nicolas.
Edmond lands with an uppercut that bounces Nicolas off the cage and back into range.
Edmond slips under a jab.
Nicolas slips a jab and a cross from Edmond.
Nicolas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmond throws a leg kick that misses.
Nicolas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Edmond is looking to clinch.
Edmond throws a wild body kick that Nicolas sees coming a mile off.
Edmond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicolas.
Edmond appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Nicolas gets tackled into the cage by Edmond. Edmond maintains the clinch.
Edmond lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nicolas looks winded!
Edmond pushes Nicolas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Edmond.
Edmond lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edmond blocks an uppercut.
Edmond lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Edmond taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rayful Edmond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nicolas takes one to the side of the head.
Edmond shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicolas throws out a counter right but Edmond avoids it with no problem.

Edmond darts in and clinches Nicolas up against the cage.
Nicolas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nicolas fails to land.
Nicolas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edmond pushes Nicolas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Harold Nicolas's cut even more.

Edmond manages to break the clinch.
Edmond misses with a head kick.
Rayful Edmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nicolas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch but Nicolas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Edmond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edmond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Edmond misses with a looping left.
Nicolas throws a lazy right hand but Edmond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Edmond clinches.
Edmond lands with a light punch inside.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Edmond controls the action.
Rayful Edmond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nicolas lands a shot to the body.
Edmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolas controls his hands.
Edmond tries to throw a body punch but Nicolas avoids it by throwing Edmond back against the cage.
Nicolas working aggressively here.
Nicolas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edmond wants to stall.
Nicolas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Edmond avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
Nicolas has a couple of punches blocked by Edmond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas letting Edmond take a breather here.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edmond working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Edmond.
Nicolas struggles to land a body shot inside as Edmond controls his hands.
Edmond controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Edmond.

Edmond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmond tries to clinch but Nicolas moves out of range.
Nicolas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edmond misses the shot to the body.
Edmond throws a leg kick which misses Nicolas's front leg but catches the back leg as Nicolas tries to avoid it.
Edmond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicolas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Edmond to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Edmond drops Nicolas with a beautiful combination! Nicolas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Edmond is looking for the KO!

Nicolas is rocked!
Edmond misses with a low kick as Nicolas jumps back.
Nicolas is still on wobbly legs! Can Edmond finish him?
Edmond throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nicolas seems to have recovered his senses.
Nicolas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edmond.
Nicolas is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicolas blocks a low kick nicely.
Nicolas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick from Edmond, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edmond tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicolas paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

The cut above Harold Nicolas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Edmond swinging wildly here.

Edmond lands a big uppercut and Nicolas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nicolas looks OK. Edmond waves Nicolas back to his feet!
Edmond lands a nice looking body kick.
Edmond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Edmond lands a big right hand that sends Nicolas crashing to the mat! Edmond stays standing though and waves Nicolas back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rayful Edmond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Edmond lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Nicolas head around and knocks him out cold! Edmond hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rayful Edmond!
Rayful Edmond retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Rayful Edmond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.